Oct 6, 2014

Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha series last month to fill a gap into its Android offering and the first smartphone in the family is already available for purchase in almost all major markets.

However, the Galaxy Alpha won’t remain the only smartphone in the series for too long, as sources familiar with Samsung’s future plans claim the South Korean company will launch three new premium smartphones. All the Galaxy Alpha series put design over features, but the most powerful of the smartphones in the series may be a beast in terms of hardware performance. The Galaxy A7 will be the most expensive and the better featured in the Galaxy Alpha series, but for the time being it’s unclear exactly when the smartphone will go on sale. The good news is we now have more information on two upcoming Galaxy Alpha series smartphones that should be launched on the market by the end of this year.

Samsung Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 have just popped up online in a few live pictures, which suggests that we’re very close to an official announcement. The smartphones briefly appeared in Mexico, GSMArena reports, and judging by their look, there’s a high chance that these are the final versions of the Galaxy A3 and A5.

Both premium smartphones favor look over features

The more expensive of the two, Samsung Galaxy A5 expected to go on sale for the price of around $400 – $450 (€320 – €360) outright. The smartphone is said to sport a 5-inch Super AMOLED display with HD (720p) resolution and an impressive 13-megapixel camera on the back. In the front, the Galaxy A5 will pack a no less impressive 5-megapixel camera for selfies and video calls, while on the inside the smartphone will be equipped with a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 or 410 processor. Last but not least, the handset is likely to feature 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 64GB via microSD card slot.

The cheapest of the Galaxy Alpha series will be available on the market for around $350 – $400 (€280 – €320) off contract. Samsung Galaxy A3 will be powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. The smartphone is rumored to sport a 4.52-inch AMOLED display with qHD (540 x 960 pixels) resolution, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 64GB) and dual cameras (8-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front-facing photo snapper). It’s also worth mentioning that both Galaxy Alpha smartphones will be powered by Android 4.4.4 KitKat operating system out of the box. Added a new video showing all three Samsung Galaxy Alpha smartphones.